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Related: About this forumSouthern University suspends professor, moves to terminate her
I-TEAM: Southern suspends professor, moves to terminate her
Southern University law professor Kelly Carmena was suspended Friday over social media comments after Charlie Kirks death, the WAFB I-Team confirmed.
By Chris Nakamoto and Kevin Foster
Published: Sep. 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM CDT | Updated: Sep. 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM CDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University law professor Kelly Carmena was suspended Friday over comments she reportedly made on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirks death, the WAFB I-Team confirmed.
The university states that it is now proceeding to terminate her employment as an investigation into her conduct commences.
In a post shared with WAFB, Carmena allegedly said, I will 1000% wish death on people like him. He is the epitome of evil, and I have no compassion, not even a minute ounce of it for people like him who go around spewing hate the way he does.
Southern University Board Chairman Tony Clayton confirmed the investigation.
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Southern University law professor Kelly Carmena was suspended Friday over social media comments after Charlie Kirks death, the WAFB I-Team confirmed.
By Chris Nakamoto and Kevin Foster
Published: Sep. 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM CDT | Updated: Sep. 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM CDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University law professor Kelly Carmena was suspended Friday over comments she reportedly made on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirks death, the WAFB I-Team confirmed.
The university states that it is now proceeding to terminate her employment as an investigation into her conduct commences.
In a post shared with WAFB, Carmena allegedly said, I will 1000% wish death on people like him. He is the epitome of evil, and I have no compassion, not even a minute ounce of it for people like him who go around spewing hate the way he does.
Southern University Board Chairman Tony Clayton confirmed the investigation.
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Southern University suspends professor, moves to terminate her (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
23 hrs ago
OP
You have to be circumspect after a shooting. Publicly celebrating a civilian's death is unseemly.
Beakybird
22 hrs ago
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NCDem47
(2,997 posts)1. I hope we flood the courts against this nonsense.
Either theres a First Amendment or there isnt. With that, we have to accept when the other side does this.
underpants
(192,889 posts)3. I agree but if it's done at work and violates established policy
thats just not very smart.
NCDem47
(2,997 posts)4. Agree.
underpants
(192,889 posts)2. Thought and 1st Amendment cops
Faux pas
(15,888 posts)5. Blessed are the truth tellers

MichMan
(15,882 posts)6. HBCU
Typically not RW
Irish_Dem
(74,541 posts)7. Send her to a re-education camp with life at hard labor.
Like Mao's Great Purge.
markodochartaigh
(3,961 posts)8. It seems ironic to me that the right is saying that
Kirk was shot because he was exercising free speech and now the right is calling for people to be fired for exercising their free speech.
underpants
(192,889 posts)9. Odd that, huh? 🤔
Probatim
(3,182 posts)13. There is a select group of people who are permitted free speech.
If you aren't the right color or have the correct social standing or belong to approved groups, those people need to shut the fuck up.
It's fun when you call them on it. The look of dissonance is amazing.
calguy
(5,986 posts)10. What happened to the first amendment?
Does it only apply to republicans now?
MichMan
(15,882 posts)11. You need to read it more carefully
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
It does not apply to non governmental entities like Southern University
Beakybird
(3,397 posts)12. You have to be circumspect after a shooting. Publicly celebrating a civilian's death is unseemly.
It's better to remind people of what a hate-monger Charlie Kirk was. Use his own quote that gun deaths are an acceptable cost to protect the fifth amendment.